Cameron H Blog Post 2: Setting of the story

The setting is told fairly easily in the beginning of the book.  I have always imagined it to be something like how Mexico looks, in terms of the houses, the general setting, and the whole environment.  This book has the time period of the future, even from the book coming out in the year of 2002.  It takes place in a strict nation that is a small country.  It is like a think strip of land which where Mexico once was, now called Aztlan, and the US.

I think of the setting to be like in a rural area in a countryside, with relatively small houses for the general civilians.  However, as said directly from the book, around the first quarter of the youth age, the one house that seems to be popualt among everyone is the Big House.  It seems like that everyone is always doing something there and that   Even though it is not supposed to be like Mexico, then I think of the whole general setting to be just like Mexico.  

Because of all these factors, I leaves me to believe that this area of Opium is in a state of being slightly below the poverty line. The kids seem like they do not have that much, and there is no statements or information included that talks about any electronic devices that they may or may not have.  However, they have regular toys and other entertainment systems, such as the piano that is mentioned later on.

This book is like a true dystopic society.  What happens is basically the head of the Nation, El Patron, conducts everyone to do everything right at his beckon call.  And especially because of the Eejits, they are still human beings, but they have their life basically taken away and are now like slaves, that service and work for their mighty ruler.  More will come later on from the book and more will be shared.